Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Program, developed by Dr Jon Kabat Zinn at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Medical School in 1979, consists of eight lessons and a one all-day retreat. There are 31 hours of learning and practice hours in total.
MBSR is a well-defined and systematic mindfulness approach to teach people how to take better care of themselves and live healthier and more adaptive lives.
What are some expected outcomes of the course?
In this course, we will investigate the following themes:
Session 1: Introduction to Mindfulness
Session 2 : Perception Matters
Session 3: Power of Being Present
Session 4 : Stress Reactivity
Session 5 : Choosing a Response
Session 6 : Mindful Communications
Session 7 : Integrating Mindfulness in Daily Lives
Session 8 : Maintaining Momentum in Mindfulness
SCHEDULE
Saturday, 6 July - 10am-12.30pm
Saturday, 13 July - 10am-12.30pm
Saturday, 20 July - 10am-12.30pm
Saturday, 27 July - 10am-12.30pm
Saturday, 3 August - 10am-12.30pm
Saturday, 10 August - 10am-12.30pm
Saturday, 24 August - 10am-12.30pm
Saturday, 31 August - 10am-12.30pm
VENUE
Brahm Centre @ Tampines
1 DAY RETREAT: Sunday, 18 August - 9am-5pm, Brahm Centre @ Tampines
Total
All sessions and retreat must be attended to receive a completion certificate
Course fee:
$550 | $110 for seniors eligible for National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy*
*NSA subsidy is for Singaporeans and Permanent Residents aged 50 and above.
In addition to NSA subsidy, course fee may be offset by SkillsFuture Credit (SFC).
Payment Procedure:
1) Upon registration, course participants are to make payment for the course through Brahm Centre’s Eventbrite page. This is considered as a deposit to reserve a place in the course.
2) Participants have to claim with SFC before the course start date through the SkillsFuture portal,
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3) Brahm Centre will reimburse the amount that is successfully claimed upon receipt of the funds from SFC. This procedure can take up to 12 weeks from the course end date.
Notes:
Trainer Bio:
Christina Liew is a qualified Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction teacher, trained by the Brown University School of Public Health and a certified mindfulness course trainer of Brahm Centre. Christina is also trained to deliver the Dot-breathe program by the Mindfulness in Schools Project (UK). Besides being a Mindfulness trainer, she is currently the Mindfulness Program Manager at Brahm Centre, organizing Mindfulness programs for both the public and private sectors.
Having struggled in her relationships with her sons during their formative years, and applying Mindfulness to heal the relationships, Christina’s interests are in youth mental health and applying mindfulness in parenting to enhance the relationships in the family.
Christina graduated with a degree in Accountancy from the Nanyang Technological University. Prior to joining Brahm Centre, she was an Associate Lecturer with a local Polytechnic.